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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
5
A public notice issued by the Young Men's Business Club and the citizens of Mansfield. It concerns Wright, Douglas Webster, and Texas Counties with F. H. Riley as President and W. G. Coday as Secretary and Treasurer.
Rules govern fair entries across departments for Wright and neighboring counties. Entry timing, grounds access, ribbon premiums, judging, and prize forfeiture terms are outlined, with division leaders named and specific corn categories and prizes listed.
A local page lists prizes for a Boys Corn Growing Contest and related events. Awards include cash for first to third places across crops such as corn, wheat, oats, potatoes, navy beans, tomatoes, onions, cabbage, pumpkins, squash, turnips, watermelons, muskmelons, and beets. Top exhibitor under 16 earns 2.50.
A detailed listing of prize divisions for a fair: Division B grains and grasses with multiple Best awards and first place cash amounts, Division C domestic exhibits with breads, jellies, candies, and canned fruits prizes, Division D fruits with numerous apple varieties and plates, and Division E fancy work with home spun garments and relics.
A garbled OCR list outlines prizes across divisions for crafts, embroidery, and livestock. Entries include best displays, first and second place monetary awards, and names of superintendents for horses, cattle, poultry, and goats with multiple breed categories and ages.
A county fair offers prizes in poultry including Best Pen White Leghorns Best Pen Rhode Island Reds and Best Pair Geese with first prizes of 1 and second prizes of 50c. School exhibits include Best Map of Missouri Best General Exhibit and a 80-acre Model Farm drawing with cash or item prizes. Oral deadlines and division notes reference rural schools and a Wood-Sawing contest with a \$10 prize.
Awards for highest butter fat include $10 in gold from Fox River Butter Co and Beatrice Cream Separators, second $5 from Springfield Creamery, third $3 from Springfield Creamery, and fourth $2 from Spring. Contest open to all cow breeds. entry by Sept 26 at Mansfield Produce Co office. Cows milked on grounds under expert tester. only milk from entered cows tested.
D F Luckey state veterinarian calls for a mass meeting of sheep growers in Hartville on Friday September 19 at 2 p m to oppose a possible Federal quarantine for Wright County due to scabies. He will travel from Lebanon to Mansfield then Hartville and asks Mansfield Mirror to publish notice and aid attendance.
Christopher Borders died at 10 a m Saturday at his home 2 miles south of Mansfield after years of poor health. He leaves a widow and six children Mrs Sarah Moody Mrs Charles Ross Mrs Alice Bertram Mrs Davis of Fordland C R Borders and Otis Borders of Oklahoma Funeral services were held at the residence conducted by Rev Roberts with burial in Crane cemetery Obituary to follow.
Rev J J Wolfe of Seymour and pastor of Mansfield Methodist Episcopal church delivered sermons Sunday morning and evening at the local church.
Letters of administration granted September 1913 by Wright County Probate Court Missouri to Eliza J Nicions administratrix. Creditors must file claims within six months for allowance or be barred. if not exhibited within one year from last publication, claims are forever barred. Dated September 11, 1913.
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